The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 30, 2004

CLIMATE & WEATHER
A thorough soaking
College students enjoying the rains in south Mumbai on Thursday. The Met department has forecast heavy to very heavy rains for the next 24 hours. The city received an average 80 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours ended 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. ... More

Liquid form
A man crossing a road in the rain in Kolkata on Thursday as the monsoon arrived in full swing in Bengal.

ENVIRONMENT
Traffic jam?
A houseboat on the backwaters. Proliferation of houseboats are allegedly flouting environmental norms and adversely affecting the fragile eco-system of Vembanad Lake. ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
SET banks on new content to catch up with Star Plus
SONY Entertainment Television (SET), admittedly is in the number two slot in the general entertainment genre, but is confident that its lighter, peppier and younger programming is helping it to inch closer to Star Plus. The gap between Star ... More

PEOPLE
Tribute to Mohammed Rafi
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Tourism will present `Pranamam', a multi-media tribute to musical legend Mohammed Rafi at 20 centres across India and selected locations in Pakistan, says an official press release. The programme, which is ... More

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